I'll be buying a tower soon. I don't like the look of monster towers. Does anyone has experience with the joystick pro-series? I'm worried about limiting my rack options with the 2.5" tubing. And how about that typhoon tower with the racks built-in? They aren't the best looking, but if they're sturdy and do the job, I wouldn't mind saving $400 in racks. Is it me or have the price of towers dropped in the past few years?

When I had my I/O, I put a Monster Tower on it, and never had one problem! It was sturdy, noise free, and their customer service rocks. As far as the tubing, they send various size collars to accomodate accessories. Or just buy their racks which are also solid. And at that price, with free shipping, they'll be tough to beat.

I do not like monster towers either this is a big air pylon I put on myself it cost me $795.00 for the money that is the best tower on the market It doesn't make any noise. The customer service is very good as well. www.bigairpylons.com

The tower is a lightning universal tower. I have the 2" version. this one is the updated 2.25". I haven't put mine on yet because my boat isn't finished. You can check out them out a little more here www.lightningaccessories.com

I installed a New Dimension Tower on my '96 Prostar 205. Now they may be one of the most expensive towers, but is designed excatly for each boat. And he was the original designer for the MC zero-flex-flier. That being said, his customer support was very good, the scarriest part was drilling holes in my boat. I would suggest having at least 2 other people to help as they can be awkward. (and do not do it at night)... I did it with just 2 people total and we double and triple checked before we drilled. Then we added the aluminum backing plates and glassed them in with the included fiberglass.... But, before diong this, we had to sand down the inside area so that it was relatively smooth and that was a pain, as a couple of the spots were hard to get to.... but when finished it looks great and after 2 summers there is no sign of any stress cracking....